Behavior Problems

The internet is an amazing thing. Take dog training for example. You literally have thousands of choices when it comes to choosing your dog training advice. The internet is also very popular with what is called affiliate selling. You can become an affiliate for many of the dog training courses available on the internet. Every time you make a sale you get a portion of it. BUT….. …..you can’t become an affiliate of mine. Why no affiliate program you ask? Simple. There is one element that is much more important to me than making sales. What is the element? It… Read the rest

Later this month I’ll be holding a seminar on reactive dogs at The Potter League for Animals in Middletown, RI. I don’t like the term “reactive dog” because it is not very accurate. A better term would be: “aggressive, lunging, out of control, barking, impossible to control on leash dog.” I got an email from Sarah, the Behavior Services Manager at Potters yesterday. In her email she stated: “I hope you are doing well. I wanted to reach out because Anastacia let us know that you are presenting on Reactive Dogs for the Potter Pet U in May. This is… Read the rest

Yesterday I wrote about and provided a video about Fritz the chicken chaser. And the questions poured in. I know, the video was astounding, it was amazing. How do you stop a dog from chasing and killing chickens. Especially when you don’t use a electronic, prong or choke collar. Here are a couple of questions that came in: “I think this email was written for me & my dog. We are moving in a few months & my new neighbors have chickens. I’m extremely worried because my GSP is a rescued hunting dog…chickens are his favorite. My new neighbor has… Read the rest

Did I ever tell you how much I love my job? Really, every day I get to work with dogs and their owners. And every day brings on its unique challenges. You never know what you’ll be dealing with. An aggressive GSD, a nervous Aussie, a cockapoo with a housetraining problem or a newly adopted mix breed dog that wants to kill chickens. And lives with 50 chickens. Would I be able to train a dog that wants to chase and kill chickens to safely live with the chickens? Is it possible? Can it be done? Will this assignment be… Read the rest

Did you know that dogs are mentioned 44 times in the Bible? Cats……zero. Anyway, there is also some great advice for anyone looking for dog training help in the Bible. Here it is: Proverbs 20:18 “Get good advice and you will succeed.” Well hot diggity. Dog training guidance from the Good Book. The first three words are key: “Get good advice.” Because we constantly get advice it can be difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. Take it from a guy that has bumbled around the desert like a lost puppy because of bad advice. I would never give… Read the rest

Got an angry call yesterday. The caller was none too happy with his dog. The dog had decided to do some redecorating with his teeth and had destroyed some expensive objects. He wanted to know how he could stop this behavior and that a friend had given him some bitter apple and was hoping that would work. Luckily he called me. Because I instructed him on how to use taste deterrents. Taste deterrents are popular in pet stores. You can easily find bitter apple or sour grapes. Spray this concoction on whatever your dog is chewing and PRESTO, chewing problem… Read the rest